Locating browser !!

[pimms]

Hi All,

 

This will seem like a really stupid question to most of you, but am having a complete brain failure.

 

I have been playing with oscommerse and happily using the BlueFTP manager to change php files, images, etc. Am now at the state of uploading a new template (which I have) and have got to do it using the browser. My problem is, I just can't find where it is. I've seen it used on lots of the BV video tutorials but for some reason I have a complete block on this one. I tried loading the template with the ftp manager, but that way doesn't work.

 

Completely stuck so your help would be brilliant.

 

Thanks,

 

Rob

 

www.saulfarm.com

[spax]

Could you elaborate more? What exactly have you lost?

[pimms]

All it is, is I'm trying to load a new osc template and know it is done using the browser rather than the FTP manager. I just can't work out how to find/open the browser to start with. I need to put in fttp://siteName/install/ but cant get to where it goes ??

 

I think I'm probably being pretty stupid,

 

Rob

[pimms]

It should have read fttp://SiteName/shop/install/

 

but question still remains !!

 

thanks for your interest

[spax]

Ok. If you are installing direct to your root directory, i.e you uploaded the contents of the osC catalog directory, type your domain address into a browser plus /install/

If you uploaded the catalog directory to your root, type your address plus /catalog/install/

 

So, either:

 

*http://www.your_domain.com/install/

 

*http://www.your_domain.com/catalog/install/

 

without the asterisks.

[pimms]

What I cant work out is how I get to the root directory?

[pimms]

Still having problems.

 

Would anybody out there be able to load the template to my site for me.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Rob

[spax]

I think I understand your issue now. You use FTP to upload to your site, either by an FTP Client or, as I think you are trying to do, with a browser.

For either method you need the FTP address, which you should be able to find in your control panel. If you cant find it or your username/password, just ask your host. In the browser the address will be something like:

 

*ftp://your_domain.com or you may need to use *ftp://your_username@your_host.com (no asterisks though)

 

Notice with the above, the address is ftp:// not fttp:// as you posted here. Also, you dont use /install/ with FTP, you do that with the *http://www.your_domain.com/install/ address after you have uploaded.

 

Once you have connected, you should be one level up from the root. Your document root will be named public_html, www, httpdocs or something on those lines, that is where your files are served from.

 

Believe me, the best way to connect is through an FTP Client, not a browser.

[pimms]

Hi,

 

Have changed name of the osc file to shop. then using FTP_Manager moved it to the public_html side.

 

Now I next typed in http://www.saulsaddlery.com/store/shop/install/ and just get p"page not for nd error message.

 

www.saulsaddlery.com/store is where osc is loaded.

 

Thanks for the help so far, I feel I may just be missing something at the end !

 

Rob